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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-and-deaths-welsh-language-regulations-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2089",
  "legislation_title": "The Registration of Births and Deaths (Welsh Language) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-and-deaths-welsh-language-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.\nENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 26th November 1987\nComing into force 1st January 1988\nThe Registrar General in exercise of the powers conferred on her by Schedule 1 to this instrument, as extended by sections 2(2) and 3(2) of the Welsh Language Act 1967, and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, with the concurrence and approval of the Secretary of State for Wales, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1967 c. 66."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The concurrence of the Secretary of State is required in relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by the provisions specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to this instrument and his approval is required in relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by the provisions specified in the remaining paragraphs of the Schedule."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2089/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:16:18.287150+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}